The Canadian government is “concerned” by allegations of wrongdoing at a controversial United Nations agency that administers humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees, but officials have fallen short of saying whether or not future funding will be suspended.
Serious allegations including sexual misconduct and nepotism have been directed at top officials at the UN’s Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Stephen Harper’s Conservative government had cut annual funding to the organization in 2010 because of allegations it had links to Hamas, a nationalist Palestinian group listed as a terrorist organization in Canada. In 2016, citing humanitarian needs, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government reinstated funding to UNRWA. It has committed $110 million since then, including a $50 million contribution in October.
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